Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 28 June, 2020
As predicted, the count for world cases reached 10 million and world deaths reached 500,000. We’ve tended to focus on our own specific problems, and understandably so, but it is worth noting that the …
Covid June 2020
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 25 June, 2020
The last few days have seen an increasingly extreme resurgence of the virus in the US – a 30% increase in new case counts compared to a week ago. Wednesday possibly saw the largest …
Hawaii’s Failure to Contain the Coronavirus
Much has been made of New Zealand’s success in eliminating the coronavirus. New Zealand is a small island nation, with no other countries for more than 1,000 miles in any direction, and a population …
Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 21 June, 2020
This is the 100th article I’ve written about the coronavirus (not the 100th diary entry, there have been special feature articles too). It was never my intention or wish to write so many articles, …
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 18 June, 2020
The last week or two have been full of reports about how New Zealand managed to rid itself, entirely, of the virus. This was a stunning and apparently complete success. All 1504 patients were …
Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 14 June, 2020
The last few days have seen an interesting study in contrasts. China has been reported to have gone to a “wartime emergency” after a series of virus cases were discovered in Beijing. We wish …
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 11 June, 2020
It has been a very bad week in terms of virus-related issues, and I’m starting to feel totally betrayed by my country, the nation’s political and public health leaders, and indeed, by many of …
Covid-19 Diary : Sunday 7 June, 2020
Today saw a couple of watershed numbers. There was also a credible and disappointing hydroxychloroquine study published a couple of days ago, so I thought another diary entry would be appropriate. The total number …
Covid-19 Diary : Thursday 4 June, 2020
It seems time to share some of the interesting things that have happened over the last three days. I’m thinking I’ll continue with updates at least once a week, maybe twice. Current Numbers Daily …
How Likely Are You to Catch the Covid-19 Virus On a Plane
This is the first part of a two part article series; after you’re read this please be sure to click on to the second part which provides 19 ways to minimize your risk of …
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What You Can Do to Minimize Your Virus Risk When Flying
This is the second part of a two-part article series. The first part establishes if there actually is a risk of becoming infected by the Covid-19 virus (or any other airborne-transmitted infection) when flying. …
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Covid-19 Diary : Monday 1 June, 2020
Yesterday I asked what type of daily statistics you’d like me to provide. There were actually two questions I was seeking answers on – the obvious one, and a second point, too. I was …
